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The highly anticipated Android 16 update, which freshly rolled out to Google Pixel phones last week, has quickly become a source of frustration for a growing number of users. Reports are flooding in across social media platforms like...
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Owners of contemporary Pixel phones should be pretty happy today. Hot on the heels of Apple's announcements at WWDC, Google is letting loose Android 16 on its Pixel devices. This release brings the new Material 3 Expressive quasi-redesign...
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Diagnosing mystery battery drain issues on a smartphone can be frustrating. Broadly speaking, per-app battery usage indicators aren't all that useful, since they only count usage by the core of the app itself; system call usage usually...
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The upcoming Pixel 10 handset might arrive to user's eyes with an upgraded display with less flicker than the existing models in the lineup. The suggestion comes from Android Central's Nicholas Sutrich, who's been spearheading efforts to...
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Google's March Pixel update is filled with loads of new features, and also a handful of bugs, apparently. Complaints are piling in over glitching display brightness, as well as audio and haptics that have seemingly developed a mind of...
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Google Pixel 9 Pro Fold - MSRP $1799, Sale Price $1499 The Pixel 9 Pro Fold delivers all the Google software goodness wrapped in some of the finest folding hardware, making it one of the best book-style folding phones available in the...
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Anyone with an Android phone in their pocket is in for a big day—doubly so if that phone is a Pixel. Google has announced a few raft of features, some of which are coming to Android phones generally. Google's Pixel lineup, however, gets a...
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Pixel phone owners have a new troubleshooting tool in their arsenal today, thanks to a new update. Google has released an update for its Pixel Troubleshooting app that can measure your device's battery temperature and offer potentially...
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After Hurricane Rita nailed Southeast Texas in 2005, the worst part for residents like the author was the inability to contact friends and family to both make sure they were okay and also reassure them of our safety. Now, over a million...
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Google’s Pixel line-up of smartphones have long been among the best Android devices on the market, and our often touted as examples of what Google thinks a smartphone running its operating system should be. And it's not just about the...
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An app designed for Verizon in-store demos, identified as Showcase.apk, has left several generations of Pixel smartphones vulnerable to a number of different types of attacks. The app has been around since 2017, and places nearly every...
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Google has historically announced its new Android hardware in October, even if it didn't have much new to show. For instance, in 2020 it released the solitary Pixel 5, a basic mid-range phone—but 2024 is the polar opposite. Google has...
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There are plenty of reasons to factory reset a phone. Perhaps the time has come to sell or give it away, or maybe you got bitten by some nasty malware. Regardless of the reason, you'd reasonably expect the phone to work after being reset...
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Google is pushing out is June 2024 security update for supported Pixel devices like the Pixel 8 Pro and Pixel 8, with fixes for over 50 security vulnerabilities, over half of which carry a Critical or High severity rating. One of the most...
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Google rolled out its AI-infused Magic Editor within its Google Photos app to owners of the Pixel 8 and 8 Pro smartphones last year. Now, the tech giant says it is gradually rolling out to Pixel 6 and 7 phones, other Android phones, and...
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A new Android update is rolling out, bundling the latest security patches to keep you safe from malicious apps and websites. Most phones will have to wait to get these updates, but Google's Pixel line will see the fixes without delay. The...
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Launched last year, Google's latest dockable Pixel Tablet has been one of its better large tablet attempts. While its starting price puts it in direct line of similar spec'd Apple iPads and Samsung Galaxy Tabs, Google just made it more...
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A Google Pixel camera expert shares tips and tricks for capturing the upcoming total solar eclipse with a smartphone. The total solar eclipse will make its way across North America on April 8, 2024, with an estimated 115-mile wide path of...
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Android 15, due to be released in the Fall, might be able to extend battery life for users if a new feature found by Android Authority’s Mishaal Rahman makes it to the final release. A string of code with the title of “Adaptive timeout”...
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Pixel owners are getting the first feature drop of 2024, with some features rolling out immediately while others will roll out over the next few weeks. The new features will be heavily focused on AI. For someone looking to jump into the...
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Over the past few weeks, Pixel owners have encountered an issue that “soft bricks” their devices, locking them out of their apps, media, and other content akin to ransomware attack. However, this issue is not from a threat actor but rather...
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Google has found a way to utilize onboard active noise canceling (ANC) hardware to monitor one's heart rate. Soon listening to Roxette crooning "Listen to Your Heart" on your Pixel earbuds will have a whole other meaning.
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